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- Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:33 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Line Watchers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 41744
I do remember that as well. Just as a reference, here is a picture showing the Eagle Queue area. Everything on the right side of the Tent is queue. If the whole tent is full, the wait for the ride is somewhere between 75 and 90 minutes. There have been times in the last few years that the park has n...
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:51 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Whizzer Blocks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19562
This page gives you a good overall shot of Whizzer, before all the trees grew in at the Gurnee Park. http://www.greatamericaparks.com/sg/rides/hometown/whizzer/whizzer007.jpg As you can see, there is one train at the top of the lift hill, one on the course (going up the 4th hill), one on the transfe...
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:19 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Tidal Wave - The Shortest Lines
- Replies: 15
- Views: 25167
I agree that it is cool to be able to go to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom and ride Tidal Wave again. I have been down there a few times to do that, and it brings back so many memories. Here is another set of pictures. These were taken Paul Drabek, who is a good friend of mine, and was able to attend th...
- Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:33 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Restaurants and Shops from Santa Clara, 1976
- Replies: 11
- Views: 43105
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:04 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: How Did You Do It ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 23246
I worked at the Gurnee park for the 1988 thru 1993 seasons. I started when I was 15. In 1991, I transfered to the Rides Department, where I worked on the GREAT AMERICA Scenic Railway, Triple Play, and Hometown Fun Machine. I did that for the next 3 seasons (1991 thru 1993). How did I do it? Well, fo...
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:47 pm
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: The Life of Delta Flyer / Eagle's Flight / Southern Cross
- Replies: 62
- Views: 101102
Southern Cross was removed at the end of the 1982 Season. The loading / unloading station in Orleans Place was on the site where White Water Rampage (now Roaring Rapids) now sits. I believe the towers for the ride remained for a few years after that point. As for Delta Flyer/Eagles Fligt, they are o...
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:12 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Bally's Great America
- Replies: 22
- Views: 33335
Here is a current picture of the Gurnee Sign. This was taken during a construction tour of the new Hurrican Harbor Water Park on May 21, 2005. I was up on one of the slide towers which was really close to the sign. http://CPE-65-29-35-94.wi.res.rr.com:2711/jcpics/brian/MGAParksPhotos/SFGAmSign.jpg F...
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:59 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Traffique Jam/Barney Oldfield
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14610
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:44 am
- Forum: Rides
- Topic: Original Flat Rides
- Replies: 15
- Views: 27220
Re: Original Flat Rides
Here is the list as I remember it from the Gurnee Park The Triple Play Bottoms Up (removed after 1983 season) Orleans Orbit (moved in 1984 to Bottoms Up location and is now called Orbit) Industrial Revolution (gone, sat next to Demon) Hay Bayler (Removed at the end of the 2000 season, along with Sky...
- Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:55 am
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Pictorium intro
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20529
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:08 pm
- Forum: Questions, Suggestions, and Site Updates
- Topic: commercials
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6369
Re: Commercials
I wish there was a DVD of 1976-1984 footage from Marriott's Great America parks and the 1976-1984 Marriott's Great America TV commercials (almost all of them). Back in 1999 the gurnee park held an "Alumni Day" for all past employee's of the park. During the picnic lunch in the picnic grov...
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:05 pm
- Forum: Gurnee
- Topic: Gurnee Employees
- Replies: 23
- Views: 39884
Re: Gurnee Employees
I'm not sure if they did that in the Marriott days, but when I worked at the park (1988-1993) they did have a lot of foreign exchange students employed at the park. They lived in dorms at local college in the area. One of them was in Kenosha, (UW Parkside I believe), and the other was in Lake Forest...
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:01 pm
- Forum: Remembering Marriott's GREAT AMERICA
- Topic: Special Events from 1979 at the Gurnee Park
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15528
Re: Special Events from 1979 at the Gurnee Park
August 31 - September 3 - COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL Great America ends its seven day season with four days of real country music...featuring THE OAK RIDGE BOYS. August 31 - September 1 and BARBARA MANDRELL September 2 and 3. I remember that event! My mom was (and still is) a big country music fan. The...
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:54 pm
- Forum: Games, Merchandise, Food, and more
- Topic: Burgers on the Run
- Replies: 16
- Views: 52634